The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-28

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miscous grabbing was done vhes.
ever the crews precious head La
to seek shelter Eat on the floor. M
some Of the ladies shrieked ont :
morta! terror-"Oh.-oh-sinklYr ~.
bet we are going to sink and if eva,
l get back to the steamboat I'm
know it, They way that LITTLE con.
Germ Of q vessel called along was too
utterly utter for mention.
Twas a sight to strike 4 poet,.
heart-the swelling green v,y..
with their white caps" rolling on
from where the sky and water, "a.
ed to meet, looking like some Girv
idle in the vague, shadowy d~ist,pce
just touched with the soft rav, a.
evening. But / tell you, now d
TEkT crew were wamby-pamby
enough to see beyond the darued
realities of life, and their immedi.
ate surroundings. After tossing
wildly on their galy course for more
than An hour, being deluged every
second by the salty sprays that bad
little regard for person, and aot
particle Of respect or thought for Ii,
mouths that might CHANGED to have
been open, they turned back and
were soon safely established again
on the steamer, just in the nick Of
time, for she was SHOWN" up steam
to 60. Rapid work was made Of
the remaining contents Of the lunch
baskets while a subdued and graft.
fed feeling settled on the crowd,
putting a quietus on the days
hilarity, we were soon we'll On cor
hosneward way. Quiet chats in
pleasant works being the calm enio,.
ment of all, broken only once again
BY the brilliant CLEAN Of the setting
sun that winked and blinked one and
all into a certain realization of their
whereabouts, and enthusiastic adm.
ration over the grand scene Is Tho
king of day shot his lovely rays II
many hues across the surface Of The
now calm bay. lingering and quiyer.
ing a few moments just above The
horizon then drop from view in oil
h;s majestic glory--like a hall Of frs
hurled angrily into the arms Of the
mighty depths.
Finally. as the boat pufed slowly
on'in the cleaning, and the timid
stars began to play "pecpeye." till
the whole heavens we're one starry
mass of darkness gradually lighted
up by the soft beams Of the rising
moon, we catered the bayou, which
some way seemed to have grosa'
miAaculously narrow. The FIRST
sound that struck on orr ears
was the sxcet welcome ~ hun
Of the mosquitoes, tia. rapidly
changed into 4 terrifying war.sosg
as they swarmed and buzzed ont 1t
the marshywiIdcrness. and with hos.
lille intentions made lively raids Of
the peor freating and sleepy limo.
cents, (who should have been at5
home and a bed hours gone by) and
gleefully nabbed at the 'spoony coa.
pies" who could lie stumbled over
at every step the feature At the
evening was a battle xi,b those sin
full insects instead of,the INTENDED
soft bath-H Heard somebody ~
that l dld-and he says he didn't, he
is a regular Peter.) Fact truth, I
saw one couple with = huge supply
of candy to "bait" the mosquitoes Cd
Of their own precious selves, but be.
tween you and me they forgot te
mosquitoes aud eat the candy. That's
what | belive they did. iBiEerbysW No
got back to old Able. with heavy
lids and langsid spirits, which even
could not gay psed into s%priehth.
ness BY thebe arolayiog Of the. Band
which certainly must have played
out" that day. Needless to odd that
in about Ten inmates sitter landing
every wearicd body had drifted %
the Land Of Nod and Nowhere in .
"jify."
A special from Lafayette OF the
25th to the New Orleans Picayuas
says Sheriff Campbell arrested this
evening = young G,an representing
himself as C.. 'Nernan. travelling
agent for 40. j. Hart 4.Co. Ibs
-c.-.t;ou 70.